Overshoe seamed to stiffen plastic upper



Feb. 3, 1948. '5. WHEATON OVBRSHOE SEAIBD 1'0 STIF FEN PLASTIC UPPERFiled Nov. 13, 1945 Petented Feb. 3, 1948 OVERSHOE SEAMED T STIFFENPLASTIC UPPER Evalyn Wheaten, Detroit, Mich. Application November 13,1945, Serial No. 628,118

(Cl. 3B7.3)

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to footwear, and in par-.

ticular, to overshoes.

One object of this invention is to provide an overshoe having a top oftransparent plastic material through which the shoe and hosiery arevisible.

Another object is to provide an overshoe having awaterproof lowerportion of rubber-like material and an upper portion of transparentplastic material which is closed by a slide fastener.

Another object is to provide an overshoe having a transparent upperwhich is closed by a slide fastener extending from a point near the toeup the front of the upper, thereby facilitating putting on the overshoe,especially by children.

Another obpect is to provide an overshoe having a transparent upperportion with a lower extension reaching close to the toe, and a slidefastener extending from the forward end of the extension up the frontedge of the upper.

Another object is to provide an overshoe having a transparent uppercomprising a pair of opposite side portions joined at the rear by anoverlapping seam and at the front by a slide fastener, preferably with aprotecting strip between it and the stocking.

Another object is to provide an overshoe having a'transparent upper ofplastic material, the top edge of which is turned over to provide areinforcement.

Another object is to provide an overshoe having a transparent upper ofslippery material on the. inside surface so that dirt deposited thereonby inserting the shoe will not adhere easily and may be'wiped oflreadily, so that the stocking is not soiled by such dirt, as'in thecloth-topped overshoe.

Another object is to provide an overshoe having a transparent upper ofslippery material on the outside surface, preferably a transparentplastic material, so that mud splattered thereon wlllnot adhere readilyand, if adhering, may be quickly and easily removed by merely wiping it03.

Another object is to provide an overshoe having a transparent upper oflight-weight material, preferably of transparent plastic material,

' thereby protecting the shoes and stockings from mud spattering duringthe spring and fall seasons, yet providing a relatively cool andcomfortable overshoe during such seasons where the ordinary type ofovershoe would be heavy and uncomfortably warm.

Other objects and advantages .of the inven- 2 tion will become apparentduring the course of the following description of the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of' a child's overshoe according tothe present invention, with the shoe itself shown in broken lines;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section along the line 2-2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical section along the line 3-3 in Figure 1, showingthe means of joining the upper to the lower portion of the overshoe;

Figure 4 is a vertical section along the line l4 in Figure -1 showingthe means of overlapping the top edge for reinforcement thereof? andFigure 5 is a side elevation of a modification showing the inventionapplied to a ladies overshoe.

Referring to the drawing in' detail, Figure 1 shows an overshoegenerally designated l0 having a lower H and an upper l2. The lower I Iis preferably of rubber or rubber-like material, and is provided with aheel l3, a sole M, an inner sole l5 (Figure 3), a toe reinforcement l6,and a back reinforcement I 1. The upper edge l8 of the lower llterminates in a bead i9. Secured to the upper edge l8 as by the doublerow of stitches 23 is the lower edge 2| of the upper l2.

Welding may also be used.

The upper I2 is formed of a pair of pieces 22 and 23 oftransparentplastic material, such as those known under the trade-names of Pliofilmand Vitafilm, and these are joined together at the back by a verticalseam 24 formed by overlapping the adjacent edges (Figure 2) and securingthem together as by the stitches 25. The resulting seam thereby formsnot only a junction but also a reinforcement. The top edge 26 of theupper I2 is folded over and secured as at 21. such as by stitches,thereby forming a reinforcement. The seam and the hem may also be formedby welding.

The front edges 28 and 29 of the upper sides 22 and 23 are folded over(Figure 2) and secured as at 30 to the carrier portions 3| of a slidefastener 32. A protecting flap 33 is also secured to the edge 29 toprotect the stocking from the slide fastener and at the same time tointercept any moisture which might get through the slide fastener. Thelatter is extended as at 34 through the toe portion of the lower llalmost to the toe thereof, thereby facilitating the putting on andremoval of the overshoe. The slide fastener 32 is operated by the usualslider 33 having a tab 36 and optionthemselves.

3 31 t0 Iacflitah grasping. The lataily a handle form of an ornament.such as ter may be in the a bell.

- The modification shown in Figure 5 is similar in construction broadlyto that of Figure 1, except that the invention is there applied to aladies overshoe, and corresponding parts are designated withcorresponding reference numerals.

Thus, the invention provides an overshoe with a lower portion ofrubber-like material and an upper portion of transparent plasticmaterial which is closed by a slide fastener extending down to the toeof the lower portion. The transparent portion may be colorless or it maybe provided in various colors, thereby increasing the attractivenessthereof and providing style appeal. The lower portion H may also befurnished in colors, further enhancing the appearance and style of theovershoe. The transparent upper is waterproof and windproof, and is alsovery light in in detail, it is to beunderstood that thesame is to belimited only by the appended claim, for many changes may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is: 1

An overshoe comprising a lower portion of rubher-like material shaped toflt over a shoe, an upper portion having a height a plurality of timesthe height or the lower portion and composed substantially in itsentirety of two pieces of transparent plastic material having theirbottom edges secured to the upper edge of said lower por-r tion andhaving their vertical rear edges turned back, the turned back edge beingdisposed in weight, thereby making it easy for a child to wear,-

While I have shown and described my invention interleafed relation andsecured together to form a seam, and a slide fastener secured to andclosing the vertical forward edges of said upper portion. 7 EVALYNWHEATON.

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